GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| osseous | bony |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| paltry | inferior |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |